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No. No. No. This is exactly what the Trump admin is doing.
That would never work and China doesn't even have democracy so "Chinese Democracy" is a nonsensical phrase.
He may be the last boomer president, but the Trump admin is still a Christian Nationalist operation from #2 on down.
On second thought it was probably reference to his preference for Guns 'n' Roses.
That appears to me more to be a matter of "culture" than concern for religiosity. A false image of a supposedly Christian past that is yearned for because that was when America was at its peak.
Perhaps, though my suspicion is it was meant as a bit of sarcasm regarding the trajectory of the American left towards anti-democratic forms of communism.
It's not that their Christian nationalist plans will create "religiosity" but rather that the decline of religiosity will make the attempt to impose a semi-theocracy will never come again.
A Christian theocracy, perhaps. But I wouldn't write off an Islamic surge and the imposition of Sharia law through the abuse of Western tolerance.
Make all the faces you want, it doesn't change the vein of illerberalism that is infecting leftist politics.
I see. You have confused "Democrats" with "Leftists". Leftists have always been a rare breed of weirdo. They are nowhere near power.
Sure, but there's a map that they follow to turn the Western countries tolerance against them. First its quoting from the Medina period and preaching religious tolerance, then it's seeking special status for Islam in the guise of combatting Islamaphobia and focusing on the early Meccan period, then when they've built up enough numbers they go full scale Sharia law and follow the late Meccan verses. Most change only requires ~10% of the population to be on board, as 80% will sit idly by.
Not quite, because the Democrats tend to be driven by the hard left. Not voters, but those who are actually in the halls of power.
As I've explained before, the DNC has been controlled by Critical Theory ideologists since 2008. The struggle at the top between the old guard liberals and the CT ideologists occurred from 2008 through 2020, with the infighting being visible in hindsight. Clinton (old-school liberal) was rather suddenly replaced by Obama (a CT ideologist).
I am not convinced that most of those discussions matter, even here, and even as a Christian.
And where is there only 10% Muslim population where this has happened?
Oh great, another poster who doesn't know how liberal & progressives aren't leftists. You need to get a leftist to explain it to you.
Not specifically Muslim, but major political changes in general tend to break down to 10% on one side, 10% on the other, and 80% who are simply worried about their day to day living and can't be bothered with bigger issues.
You're splitting hairs, and seem to be invoking a bit of a no true scotsman thing.
Our English speaking church both lost and gained people through covid but we are internationals in the German context. Our numbers have remained solid as have most of the international congregations in my city. We have increased the amount of in depth teaching due to demand. German churches, by contrast, have been bleeding members and the contrast between the global and the local is stark. Some German churches are boosting the fees on international churches due to their own financial crises. You see it in steep reductions in the numbers graduating with theology degrees here also.
